11.   But the committee rejected the pleas of the officials, from Westchester and other counties, and left the final decision to the Batavia school.

12.   But the court rejected the plea and sentenced Mrs. Contemplacion to death.

13.   But the defense was not allowed access to the samples, and the governor rejected a plea for clemency.

14.   Cult scientists have testified that they made the sarin hurriedly and asked for more time to purify it but that their pleas were rejected.

15.   Delegates rejected pleas from their few Hispanic colleagues and endorsed a referendum to end bilingual education.

16.   Critics of the industry are hard-pressed to reject the plea for more funds.

17.   DiLeonardo also apparently rejected a plea.

18.   European Union agriculture ministers Monday rejected pleas from the U.K. government to immediately lift the beef ban.

19.   For months, the Argentine government rejected pleas to settle the matter out of court.

20.   FloWind protested that the winners improperly rigged their bids, but the PUC rejected its plea for a rebid.